Linux in the Mainstream: Business Critical Workloads Quickly Becoming the Norm

Overview: This IDC White Paper takes a look at the growth of Linux as a server operating system and how deployment form factors have changed over time. Today, commercial Linux has become a key platform across many workloads. This paper considers both workload data and the ecosystem that has grown up to support the opportunity for Linux deployments, including application software, application development and deployment software, and infrastructure software. Detailed case studies covering the Red Hat customers mentioned in this paper are available in a companion document.